[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 40 (Monday, March 3, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H941]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    DON'T UNDERESTIMATE SUSAN PERRI

  (Mr. SUBRAMANYAM asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, last week, the first speaker in line at 
my townhall was Susan Perri.
  My colleagues wouldn't know it at first, but Susan has difficulty 
speaking. Within the last 6 months, she had a 7-centimeter tumor 
removed from her adrenal gland, but Susan is refusing to stay quiet.
  She made sure to be the first in line to share her story and how the 
Republican budget cuts to Medicaid and research will impact her, her 
family, and the American people. I could hear her loud and clear.
  That is why I am honored that Susan will be my guest at the 
President's joint address because we should all hear her voice, too.
  Susan is a retired special education teacher from Fauquier County. 
Her husband is a retired Postal Service employee of 44 years, worried 
about his retirement benefits getting cut. Her son has cystic fibrosis, 
and her son has benefited from cutting-edge NIH research and lifesaving 
medication approved by the Federal Government.
  As this administration is cutting the very science that saves lives, 
Susan's fight gives me hope that we can all make our voices heard and 
fight for change.
  Don't underestimate Susan, and don't underestimate the American 
people.

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